This story I thought was mostly aimed at telling each story for each person (Rayona, Christine, and Ida) and how they grew up. It first starts off with Rayona and her childhood life with her mother Christine. Then her mother leaves her when they are going to see her aunt Ida. Her mother runs off when Ida starts to talk about their childhood and how Ida said that it was her fault that Lee left for war and had died while the was in Vietnam and How Christine was the no good all gone bad child out of her and her brother Lee. Then it goes on with Christine and Ida and how they grew up on the reservation. Christine was the one who was like the mean strong girl the guys were even scared of her and they always tested her and her bravery. her and her brother Lee were like best friends and Lee always backed her up when she was in situation she couldn't get her self out of or was always on her side when people were making fun of her. Know lets go on to Ida Christine's auntie mom. Ida often got called auntie by her daughter Christine. Ida had never favored Christina, she always favored her son Lee witch had left to for war in vietnam. then thats when Ida started to be more involved with Christine and teaching her their language. But then soon as Christine was old enough she had ran away just like Christine's daughter did Rayona.